>> announcer: "news4 midday" starts now. the following breaking news out of frederick county, maryland two children are dead after a fire overnight. what we know about the cause and the victims. and a morning blanket of snow delays some commuters and schools this morning. we'll tell you when more snow could arrive. good morning, welcome to "news4 midday." i'm keith russell. >> and i'm barbara harrison. we have breaking news, a house fire has claimed the lives of two young children. the flames took over the home on highland avenue in myersville,

maryland. melissa mollet joins us. >> reporter: we just speak with investigators they tell us the two little girls who died were ages 3 and 6, sisters. chopper 4 flew over the house a little while ago. take a look. this fire broke out in the two-story home in highland avenue. when firefighters arrived the heavy flames and instability of the house hampered they are rescue efforts. that blaze so intense, it continued to burn for an hour and a half. dozens of firefighters responded. four others were if the house with those girls including a 33-year-old man, 33-year-old woman, 8-month-old and 7-year-old who had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. the victims' names have not been released and investigators woring to determine the cause. other news, it's been a rough morning in northern virginia. this was the dulles toll road.

traffic was backed up for nine miles after several accidents. that was all the result of a fast-moving storm that caught many drivers by surprise. news4's tony tull is in virginia county with more. >> reporter: yesterday, we had temps in the 70s, this morning, we're dealing with a little bit of snow which leaves a lot of residents in the region pretty confused. it's been a wild weather week. >> yeah, i'd say it's wacky weather. i'm from utah so i thought the weather there was wacky, but i moved out here, the 70s, straight to snow. that's crazy. >> reporter: from highs in the 70s a few days ago to lows in the 30s and snowing this morning. >> it's virginia, love it. that's the way virginia it. >> reporter: during the early morning hours here in northern virginia, snow accumulated on parked cars, grassy areas and a few other spots but on the roadways it simply melted away leaving wet conditions above the

freezing mark. the morning commute for drivers, well -- >> the roads haven't been too bad. most of the driven has either been driven off or melted off. >> it actually wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. i'm actually leaving out of the d.c. area. because of that it looked like going in was heavy. >> reporter: we're not expecting to see the 70-degree temps anytime soon. it seems the weatherman has been a popular person over the last few days. >> i rarely watch the weather but i found a need to this week. >> or -- >> i'm just kind of seeing what it's like when i walk outside. or just look out the window. >> reporter: and rolling with the punches may be the best way to deal with it. take a look right now, the roads are pretty good. traffic moving along just fine. the roads were salted. the brine was put down last night. so the community wasn't that bad. that's the latest from fairfax

county, i'm tony tull. back to you. >> the sun is out what can we expect, meteorologist tom kierein join us. >> we had ice, flooding tuesday, wednesday, snow yesterday. here are the snow reports in from this morning. not a lot only 0.2 here in washington. about a half inch much of north virginia, farther north and west in loudoun county, montgomery county about an hour. and central prince george's about an inch. farther west, frederick county about an inch. west of winchester about an ih there in the panhandle of west virginia and washington county where it's only in the low 20s right now. temperatures are cold. february certainly acting like a winter month as first day of february just at 30 degrees at reagan national. winds are gusting over 30 miles an hour. in fact, last hour, there was a

gust of 47 miles an hour at dulles airport. and we're going have these blustery winds into the afternoon. look at these windchills. this is what it feels like, only in in the low to mid-teens. if you're about to head out, layer up with your winter gear. put away the shorts and t-shirts. the cold pattern is back. how much longer is it going to last? details coming up. a major traffic alert for d.c. a portion of the southwest d.c. freeway is shut down. crews closed it between 8th street and pennsylvania avenue. the new closure will last 18 to 20 months. this is the secretary phase of the 11th street bridge project. it will have a big impact on drivers try together get on i-25, pennsylvania avenue or northbound 2 d.c. time to check the midday traffic. danella, things getting any

better? >> yes, keith, actually it is. in the sport a lot of slick spots with accidents. one of those accidents. darnstown road is closed at turkey foot road. the crash there hit a poll, downed wires. what happened is, southbound lanes are blocked but you're getting by using northbound lanes. good news, 70 looks better. a lot of delays from frederick to the beltway. no issues to report north or southbound. a judge has denied a mistrial case in the case of a former culpepper police officer. the judge requested the misfire after a dictionary and a thesaurus were found in the jury room after the verdict was handed down tuesday. they claim the jury members had to look up the definition of malice suggests they may have been confused about their instructions. daniel harmon wright said he

shot patricia cook last year when his arm got caught in her suv window and she tried to drive away. negotiators are still talking by a man holding a 5-year-old in a bunker for three days. 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes stormed the school on tuesday. he shot the bus driver and ended up taking the boy named ethan into a bunker. the boy has his medicine plus crayons and a tv to keep him calm. tributes to former new york city ed koch are pouring into our newsroom. koch passed away this morning of congest tour failure. he served as mayor from 1978 to 1989. he'll be remembered for his feisty style. supporters say he helped lift new york city out of its financial crisis in the late '80s. koch will be laid to rest on

monday. he was 88 years old. and d.c. councilmember tommy wells is thinking of running for mayer. we understand he will launch an exploratory committee. that doesn't mean he'll definitely run for mayer. but he does hope to make a decision this spring. he said current mayer vincent gray didn't reannounce if he'll run for re-election. >> the economy added 150,000 new jobs last month according to the department of labor. it also released data that suggested hiring was stronger in the past two years than previously thought. employers added an average of 180,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012. that's up from previous estimates of 150,000 jobs a month. the unemployment rate did jump from 7.8% to 7.9%. meantime, the auto industry showing off its latest innovations in our region right now. the 2013 washington auto show

begins today. news4's megan mcgrath shows us they drive home the point that there's a lot to drive home. >> reporter: i wish i'd let me drive them, but it's been a fixture in this town for decades, it is always something new, this year is no different. more than 700 new vehicles from 14 manufacturers. it you're looking for luxury cars, this is interesting. if years past, if you wanted a luxury car, you had to traps around to the different manufacturers. we have the range rovers, behind us the bmws and the cadillacs right behind me now. automatic lot of people

interested in the gizmo, the technology in the car. a lot of it deals with safety. >> driving down the street, if you get too close to somebody, or somebody's getting too close to you, the car alerts, not just you, but it will also alert the car and slow you down or move you over or whatever, if you're getting too close to somebody or if you're falling asleep. it will actually light up your seat, wake you up. >> reporter: how does it know? >> it snows because it can sense that you're drifting in lanes or something like that. you would not be going to sleep, maybe you're intoxicated. >> reporter: and if you come to the show, all kinds of interesting interactive exhibits. now this is the cadillac cue. it's a simulator of sorts here. you can sit in it. you're going to have to sit in the passenger seat. you can sit and learn about the cue system inside the cadillac

which is the info system. you can open things with the touch of your hands put it right back here. the navigation system is in 3d. the other interesting thing, when you push the buttons, it short of vibrates and pushes back, so that you know that you made contact with the button so something kind of different. and this is not the only simulator. all kinds of fun, interactive exhibits here. of course, the show gets under way today and will be going on until february 10th. reporting live from the auto show, megan mcgrath. >> megan, you know how to work that thing awfully well. are you sure you didn't buy one? >> they want me to get out of here. >> keep pushing those buttons. in the meantime, don't miss our special tomorrow evening, inside the washington auto show. join veronica johnson and zachary quiche for a look at the coolest cars. our time 11:11, actor

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we're following a developing story out of turkey. a suspected suicide bomber has blown himself up outside the u.s. embassy in ankara. we just got this video of the scene into our newsroom. we're still gathering information, but we can tell you that the bomber and an embassy guard were killed. turkey's government is blaming the attack on a leftist group in that country. and rescuers are using dogs, trucks and a crane to look for survivors in that deadly explosion in mexico city. this is surveillance video showing the explosion near the mexican build. the pemex building is circled

where the arrow points to the explosion in one of the buildings next door. it was a very quick flash in the distance. at least 32 people died and 100 others injured. investigators are trying to determine whether an accident on a terrorist attack. back here at the district. it will be an emotional day at the state department. this is hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. asked what's next for her, clinton is rumored as making another run for president in 2016. she told andrea, she's not sure what's in her future. >> i have no opinion about this, i'm still secretary of state. i can't really engage in politics. for the foreseeable future i don't think i'll be at all political. >> john kerry will succeed

hillary clinton at the state department. >> i think the wind has picked and the temperature dropped since i was up. it's really cold this morning. >> is there a saddle on my back? i feel like i've been ridden hard all week. oh, man. what a weather week we've had. now, we're talking about wind, turning colder, february certainly acting like a winter month. good morning. we're certainly looking like winter too. this is a photo sent in by one of our nbc4 viewers. fresh snow there. and also into nbcwashington.com, too, this is what maryland looked like a quarter to a half an inch, many of the suburbs and rural areas. and it's now gone. earlier this week, i spoke to student at the edmund burke school. these sixth graders, we talked

about lack of snow and when are we going to get some. and all the different types of weather. it was a great there at the burke school. i want to thank amy for the invitation to visit the students there. and as we look at a live picture, look at the potomac river, it looks like chocolate milk. it's turned muddy. runoff from heavy rains from yesterday, into thursday morning. now, it's running off into the river and all what runoff bringing in a lot of mud. it's a big muddy -- looks like the mississippi not the potomac. winds out of the north-northwest, reagan national, gusting at 30 miles an hour. look at the windchill, 17 with the temperature at 30 degrees. montgomery county, farther north and west. arlington, fairfax and loudoun county, and prince william.

all over to fredericksburg, a little above freezing there. the winds are gusting out of the north and west. these are the latest wind gusts. over 30 miles an hour into most of the region. this what it feels like in the mid to low teens. you have to haul your winter gear out after summer gear on tuesday and wednesday into the 70s. we had that quick shot of snow. didn't last long. did unload more snow, several inches into northern delaware. it's beginning to taper off there. we've got breaks in the clouds. as we go forward, the rest of the day could have quite a bit of sunshine. clear, cold. saturday afternoon, clouds increasing, coming in from another system. does look like more snow sweeping into the mountains late saturday night. sunday morning, we may have passing snow showers coming through again with another dusting. does not look like a major event

and then gone by sunday afternoon. hour by hour, through the afternoon, you need your warmest winter gear, climbing back into the low to mid-30s by midafternoon. the winds whipping in bringing in colder air. in fact by midnight, it's going to be down to 20 degrees. by dawn tomorrow, down into the teens on saturday morning. saturday afternoon, up around freezing. a lot of clouds around. again, that chance of maybe another dusting of white snow late saturday night into sunday midday. still cold, highs on monday, too, only the 30s but a little bit warmer but still below the average highs. the average high is 44. it's going to stay colder than average the next seven days. >> it sure is cold out there now. thank you, tom. >> danella, what can you tell us? >> earlier because of the flurries, multiple accidents traveling east and westbound, delays up to about nine miles. looking from dulles passing the

beltway, heading to the beltway, nice and clear. i'll give you a live look. no issues out of haymake. heading out i-66, clear in both directions. how beyonce is silences her critics. plus, we're showing you how to put a special twist on a super bowl favorite. it's not your average guacamole. >> but first, here's a look at you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will.

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manuel and dias are here. >> i know i didn't get the name right we'll call you dias. >> okay. >> we've been in the business of making guacamole for over 20 years now. we have learned that people like a little twist in the guacamole. so what we're going to show you guys today is our latest hit is called grilled shrimp, mango/cucumber guacamole. >> all right. let's go for it. first thing we do is open the avocado, this is your knife. >> is there a way to open the avocado or do you just cut it? >> you want to get the knife right in the avocado and then twist it. >> okay. >> twist it like this. get the avocado open and get the pit out, okay? >> all right. >> okay. >> i'm getting it out there. there's somebody open for you right there. >> i'm going to work with this.

now, we want to do a little cus inside there. >> do not mash the avocado -- >> we try to keep some chunks. >> we try to keep some chunks in the actual avocado. >> tell me how you pick the avocado, one fairly soft but not mushy? >> right. you want it to be fairly firm but when you put pressure on it you want it to be sort of soft. that's the key to the right avocado. >> we've got to hurry and tell everybody what goes in here. we're running out of time. >> this recipe is two avocado will serve about four people. >> okay. >> it's perfect if you want to do it ahead. >> that's what this dish is called? >> okay. >> and that's my two avocados

right there. >> what goes in next? >> next, we're going to add about a half a cup of red onion. >> red onions, chopped. okay. >> we've got some cilantro. >> i happen to like sill lacila and it depends on who's coming to the super bowl. >> people are going to have guacamole. >> it's as hot as the wings. >> mangos next. and add garlic. garlic is very important for the shrimp. >> all right. >> ground hajalapeno. >> hurry. and finally? >> salt, finally we need to do

some lemon. >> it sure looks good. looks fantastic. >> now, let's get it together. >> mix it up -- >> you push it down like that. >> the last thing you're going to have is the shrimp. let's get this blend a little bit. okay? >> i'm not going to let you leave here without letting me taste it so get that shrimp in there. >> all right. >> let's get some of this shrimp. this is grilled shrimp, but you can use any kind of shrimp, cooked shrimp. fried shrimp. >> can i just go for it? >> sure. >> let the party begin. >> there's chips for you. there's some plates. >> oh, that is really good. happy super bowl. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for sharing this with us. both of you. 11:28, coming up in the next half hour, "news4 midday," the movie role that inspired bradley

cooper to come to washington today. plus, sibling rivalry on display today. jim and john harbaugh hold their first press conference together. is the pressure getting to the brothers? and when could we see

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right now, that fast-moving snowstorm that blew through our region this morning is already long gone. the snow piled up on parked cars and grassy areas across the region. it also caused several minor accidents on dulles toll road. economists say january's jobs report is mostly good news. the labor department said 150,000 new jobs were created last month. the labor department also increased the number of jobs the economy's added over the past two years. the unemployment rate did tick upward from 7.8 to 7.9%. d.c.'s top financial manager is resigning gandy will resign

in june. it comes just as the district announced the $400 million surplus that happened this week. we'll have more on this story coming up on news 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and on nbcwashington.com. wait till you hear this. a terrifying ordeal on a plane. this plane had to land unexpected when, get this, the pilot passed out. the first officer was able to divert the plane to portland and land it safely. we're still working on what caused the pilot to pass out in the first place. hollywood actor bradley cooper is in town but not to promote his own movie, rather, to bring awareness to mental health illnesses. >> i can ask everyone to be open to not walking away from somebody or turning away from somebody who you may feel uncomfortable around. because i got to experience what those who suffer from mental

illness experience by playing this character. >> cooper spoke at a press conference downtown about an hour ago. the oscar-nominated actor plays in "silver linings playbook." d.c. police need your help identifying a man who kidnapped and groped a teenager. the attack happened in the 5100 block northeast. a 60-year-old man was walking when a man got out of his suv and forced her to get inside. he drove a few blocks away, groped her and let her go. if you know anything contact d.c. police. police are looking to see if two attacks were links. a 30-year-old woman was walking on dim witty street when someone approached her from behind, grabbed her and groped her. a 25-year-old woman said she was

walking when someone groped her. she screamed and the man ran off. both descriptions of the attacker matched the sketch of the attacker in 15 different assaults. funeral arrangements are now set. former maryland delegate christine jones died after rescuers pulled her from her burning home last week. jones was 83 years old. the funeral service will be held in bethlehem baptist church on martin luther king avenue in southeast d.c. the viewing is next thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. the service is next friday at 11:00 a.m. an internal investigation by the prince george's fire department continues this morning after a fire truck was mangled on a serious crash on the beltway wednesday. a west lanham hills fire engine was rear ended by a tractor trailer as it made a u-turn on the beltway.

a u-turn is legal, but investigators are looking to see if the turn broke the guidelines on u-turns. one firefighter had to have his arm surgically reattach. let's check in with tom kierein outside on the weather 4 weather deck. >> this wind is just brutal. hopefully, you can still hear me. it's gusting at 35, 40 miles an hour. it's just blowing in here really hard. and the cold temperatures have returned. there's the sky over washington. we've got these cloud s racing through at the cloud level. we're getting some of those winds and over the last several hours we've had the clouds racing in in the wake of the system that came on through this morning and gauve us that light snow. right now in the region in the 20s to just below 30 degrees. these are the latest wind gusts.

over 30 miles an hour. 30 to 40 miles an hour into the afternoon. there are the windchills and i can certainly feel it. the windchills are down into the teens right now. this cold pattern is going to be with us here for the next seven days with temperatures below the average high of 44. that will be way below average today, tomorrow and into sunday. maybe a little more light snow. a dusting like we got last night. maybe saturday night into sunday midday. and then monday, still cold, some sun back, maybe some flurries late tuesday and early wednesday. but still colder than average. that is the way it looks. admit it, keith, you like to see the weatherman suffer. >> tom, i want to commend you after this week, you deserve bonus and hazard pay. >> i'll take it. >> you earned it. job well done. moving along, metro is offering an apology for wednesday night's massive

meltdown. instead of you can cutting power to a track, metro said an employee shut down power to two full trains. metro's general manager is apologizing and admits the response was not good enough. he says there's an ongoing investigation in what led to the mess. and it could be a rough trip on metro this weekend with six stations closed. at 10:00 tonight, buss will begin replacing trains on federal center southwest and chehave everybodily. and deenwood stations will be closed. there's single tracking on the red and orange lines and green and yellow lines sunday night only. let's check on the midday traffic. danella, how's it looking out there now? >> it looks good. luckily, metro is not reporting delays. hurry, get on.

let's head to darnestown road. they're looking to clear that. now just of the southbound lanes are blocked. you can get around it, just use caution. we'll start in montgomery county nice and clear. and same thing in prince george's county. crossing the bridge. no issues to report. today, lawmakers could vote to toughen the state's texting while driving laws. one proposed fine would hike a fine up to $250 and police could pull you over for texting while driving as a primary offense. another texting behind the wheel a reckless driving offense which could mean jail time. and it could soon be illegal to smoke with kids in the car in the state of virginia. the state senate passed a bill that would ban lighting up with

a passenger under the age of 15. drivers would be ticketed the same way they would for a traffic violation. the bill now goes to the house of delegates. well, he makes physics underable to the masses and now he's being honored by the president. university of maryland professor jim gates will be awarded the national medal of science in a ceremony at the white house today. gates specializes in string theory. gates was also named a regents professor making him the sixth person to receive that honor since established. millions of bottles of cough syrup are being recalled because of a possible poisoning risk to children. the caps on triaminic and theraflu products can fail allowing kids to open them. there have been several incidents of children swallowing large amounts of the medicine. one required medical attention.

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." marylanders could soon get relief in they fall in sick. maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would guarantee workers seven paid sick days a year. the baltimore sun would earn employees one hour of six leave. the dow climbed above 14,000 today for the first time since the great depression. looks like those good job numbers made a difference. cnbc's courtney reagan joins us with that and the rest of the today's business headlines.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, barbara. the dow is currently sitting at 13,986. but it did cross before pulling back. this say day after it closes out the strongest opening in 19 years. as you believe the adage, as goes january, show goes the rest of the year. could be a strong one for invest investors. the first jobs report did show 150,000 jobbed were added in january. the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%. thanks to revisions the economy added more jobs than previously estimated a large part of those jobs coming in the final months of the 82er. consumer sentiment rose despite most americans taking home lower paychecks due to tax increases as a result of those payroll tax expirations. though the highest price at the pump ever for february 1st,

automakers posted strong sales. sales rise 16% in january. a 22% for the month. toyota's beat the bunch by 27%. when it comes to brand perception toyota is king of the road. a new survey from consumer reports finds the toyota brapd is the best liked car in the u.s. coming in second is trd. ford and the next is honda. >> i said the dow climbed above 14,000 since the great depression i think meant recession. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm a problem solver. >> i take out the trash. >> sylvester stallone teams up in "bullet to the head."

along the way he meets up with district cop taylor kwan who is out to aadvantage his right and man. it's rated "r." an even older cast of characters getting together for no good fun in "stand up guys." alpha keno and christopher walk ken but things get complicated. standard guys is rated "r." finally, a zombie finds love in warm bodies. nicholas holt is say member of the walking dead but when he lays eyes on teresa palmer, gets all warm inside. he decides to save her. "warm bodies" is rated pg-13. you may have noticed a lot of people wearing red today february 1st is the american heart association's wear red today. it's an effort to bring awareness to one of the greatest

health threats to women. thanks to the american heart association more than 600,000 lives have been saved. heart disease is the number one killer of women. coming up, we get you ready for the super bowl. from the coaches to

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." making the playoffs certainly has its perks. cheap ticket prices won't be one of them for redskins fans. the redskins say they will raise their ticket prices for the first time in seven years. the price for those seats will increase no thorn 10%, although the team is not giving any specific details it will also cost you more to park at fedex field. the redskins say their ticket prices remain among the cheapest in the nfc east. sunday's game between the san francisco 49ers and baltimore ravens will be the first time in the 47 years of the super bowl that two brothers will go head to head. >> and for the first time in super bowl history, the opposing head coaches had a pregame joint press conference. dan hellie is in new orleans where history is being made.

>> reporter: as always, a lot of firsts happening at this year's super bowl, but perhaps nothing more unique than one brother coaching against another brother. jim harbaugh and john harbaugh. the head coaches of the 49ers and ravens having a first ever joint press conference this morning. >> a lot of hard work's gone into this. a lot of plays have been made. a lot of sacrifices have been made. great competitions have been won and adversity has been battled through by both teams, you know. for the side that come up short it's going to be a bitter disappointment. that's how football is, that's how life is and we understand that. >> we understand it will be a great challenge. it will be a great task if we were to win this game it will be well-earned. so, you know, that's really all we're thinking about and focused about. and can't wait for it. and really excited to be here. >> reporter: the harbaugh parents, jack, a former coach at stanford. and his wife jackie have been

here for most of the week. i think they're going to be the only definite winners on sunday. because no matter what, they're going to have a son who's the head coach of the super bowl champions. guys, we'll see you again this afternoon. pop singer beyonce says she will sing live at the super bowl halftime show following the inauguration lib lip-synch controversy. she broke her silence when she asked everyone to stand. ♪ and the home of the brave the brave ♪ any questions? >> no. >> she sang the star-spangled banner a cappella to prove she

could really sing. she said she decided to sing along with the voice track to assure the best possible performance. organizers added oscar winner jennifer hudson to the super bowl lineup. she will sing "america the beautiful" with the choir from sandy hook elementary from newtown, connecticut. the group will pay tribute to the 20 children and six adults killed. the super bowl may be more than 48 hours away but we've already seen a number of commercials that will air during the game and we've heard a number of protests about those ads. check out the latest commercial to ruffle some feathers. ♪ >> arab-american groups say they're offended by this ad which shows an arab in the desert racing towards a giant coke bolts. they called the ad racist and wants coke to change it before

the game. the company says it's had conversations with arab groups but has no plans to change your pull that commercial. there's two sides to go daddy, there's the sexy side represented by bar refaeli. and. >> go daddy has a history of provocative ads during the super bowl. the tamed down version will run during the game. keep in mind, there's an even more spicy version online. they said they did this take 45 times. he's happy. >> i he's happy. last friday, we introduced you to a local boy who was named the nfl's play 60 superkid. he's now in new orleans meeting big names and encourages other kids to stay act. >> all right. our winner from washington, d.c.

is 10-year-old hunter pollen! >> oh, that was indianapolis quarterback andrew luck introducing hunter. hunter entered an online contest to become the nfl's play 60 superkid. as a winner, you get to see opportunities, he will, this coming weekend, give the game ball to the official at the start of the super bowl. hunter has a heart problem but works very hard to stay active. >> things to get active are play with my brother brandon, like throwing around the football with him. and playing with kids and playing golf in my back yard. and i'm planning on doing a 5-k. >> during his visit here with "news4 midday" last week, we teased him about meeting andrew luck. we asked him if he could tell luck that rg3 was a better quarterback and should be rookie of the year. hunter said he would not but he

is a redskins fan and has been lucky enough to meet robert griffin as well. let's take a look at some of the stories we're following on news4 this afternoon. pat lawson in the newsroom. >> hi, keith. coming up this afternoon, if you're home sick, you may want to think twice about snuggling up with your pet. scientists are now looking into whether the flu can be spread between people and animals. also, caught on camera, a woman walks into a busy dealership and steals a luxury suv. and coming up, a virginia man saves thousands for a brand-new patio only to be told he has to rip part of it out after a county admits a big mistake, not once, but twice. keith? >> all right, pat. we'll see you then. >> i have to say, i've never seen my dog with the flu, have you? >> no. >> maybe i wouldn't know.

at any rate, a lot of people think this is flu weather. >> yeah, winter is back. in the wake of the snow that zipped through left a dusting around the metro area. a little more east and west of us. al the metro area, below freezing winds gusting at 30 miles an hour, windchills are down into the teens. over the weekend, this pattern is not going away. we're going to stay cold into next week. more snow on sunday. we'll see you monday. >> tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 today. >> we'll be back monday morning for "news4 midday." have a terrific weekend. [ regina ] i got it when we could download an hd movie in like...2 minutes! [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it -- the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it -- ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds -- they're sick!

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